"The girl in The Café" is one of them. Watched it twice.
Lawrence is an assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United Kingdom. This job has added some elements of conformity to his character. The busy and serious atmosphere in the cold office often suffocated him.
He sometimes takes a short time to go to a coffee shop and have a cup of coffee. It's a kind of ease. It is also an escape.
There, once, he met a very special girl.
The cafe was overcrowded that day. The surroundings are noisy. He was holding the freshly bought coffee and lost his way. Suddenly I saw a girl sitting at a table who looked like a student. So he walked over, begging to let himself sit down. The girl agreed. She said, my name is Gina.
The girl has clear eyes. The eyes are uninhibited and straightforward. Perhaps there is a deep emotion. There is no hint. Fate arranged that they were destined to meet here at this time. Lawrence seemed to be used to a stressful life, but appeared cramped in front of her. His words are always intermittent. But still talking to her involuntarily. Maybe she just hasn't been swallowed into his life as complicated as he is, so he is eager to know her. In other words, to know another world. Another life.
Since that encounter, Lawrence had something more in his heart. If it's a kind of love, it's also God's will. Later, he often asked Gina to meet up. His words were still intermittent. But all this is not pretentious, it was opened from the depths of his heart. Maybe never told anyone, before she appeared. Or she may not mention it to others, after she appeared...the
G8 summit will be held in Iceland soon. The topic discussed was poverty. disease. die. save. Obviously, salvation appears pale and weak under the tightness of the first three words. Even if the action plan reached by various countries is pale and weak, this meeting must be convened. Even if it's just a form every few years. Lawrence is also going to Iceland as a member of the British delegation. He took Gina for no reason, just wanted to take her with him. Only her, perhaps only her, can bring some comfort to him on this trip.
Iceland. What it means. A romantic trip. Still as blank as snow in front of him.
What Lawrence and Gina saw were groups of protesters standing outside hotels where dignitaries from various countries stayed. They shook the iron fence desperately. Roar hoarsely. His eyes were annihilated. Faced with the holding of this hypocritical meeting.
That night. Lawrence and Gina were tired and didn't have much words. After saying goodnight to each other, they went to sleep.
Perhaps Iceland itself is a land of fatigue.
The next day. Lawrence is about to go to the meeting. Before going out, he looked at Gina again.
She slept on the sofa on her stomach. Sleep very sweetly. Still in a dream. There are many small holes in the pajamas. Under the golden hair, there is a small tattoo on the neck... He didn't know her origin. She didn't tell him either. They just met and talked naturally. Then he took her to this heavy and tired Iceland...
the sleeping girl in front of him seemed to have nothing. Or, there is a miserable past. And this feeling strongly pierced the fragility of this man's heart. It hurts his heart.
The boring G8 summit has begun. The proposal of the British delegation to help African children was not welcomed by other countries, and there was no substantial progress after a long discussion. Days passed, but the summit did not improve. Lawrence put forward his idea, but was thrown cold water by other countries. Every meeting always ends in vain.
Lawrence was disheartened. He is very tired. But tiredness did not free him from sorrow. Perhaps, he still bears the shackles of another person's disappointment.
One day, Lawrence and Gina who had breakfast together met the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Gina suddenly asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the British proposal was proceeding. The minister precluded her that she had improved. She knew that he was deceiving, and she still reluctantly described to him that those children were dying one by one under the threat of poverty and disease...
This time was just the beginning. Every time Gina faced the minister, she would directly deal with the unavoidable reality. After speaking, she didn't care about her identity-an ordinary woman. Even at banquets attended by politicians from various countries, the real suffering was excitedly told. All she needs is that they can work hard to really do something to help African children.
Lawrence on the side is always blushing. The weak girl tried desperately to convince those in power. And he and the whole delegation just compromised and gave up... he understood a lot.
Gina's outspoken remarks angered the chancellor. He ordered Lawrence to send her back to the country...Later, Lawrence also bravely stated his position during internal discussions in the delegation-as if he had changed his compromising personality. As a result, he was finally kicked out of the British delegation...
Gina once told Lawrence when he was walking on the pier. She was in prison. The day he met her was the day she was released after serving her sentence.
This is the first time she has told her past. He was surprised.
Later, in the lobby of Iceland's airport. He saw her off.
Before leaving, her faint words resolved the doubts in his heart.
She went to jail because she hurt her former boyfriend. And that man hurt a child. That's it...
Her eyes are still unruly and straightforward. Perhaps there is a deep emotion. There is no hint. It was like her in his eyes when he first met in a cafe.
She said he was a kind and sincere man.
Then bid farewell. Turn around and leave.
Lawrence's heart was empty and peaceful. No words.
Iceland. In the end, it was restored to an island.
...
The story in my heart ends here.
Although the movie has an ending.
Roughly speaking, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer was touched by the bluntness of Gina and Lawrence. So on the last day of the conference, the program to rescue African children was carried out in a strict and reasonable manner, and it was unexpectedly successful in the end. A great declaration was announced after the G8 summit...
This should be a magical ending. Although we hope to get a satisfactory answer.
It should be Gina that brings meaning to this film. The ordinary girl I met in the cafe. And she gave Lawrence a beautiful feeling.
There is a gap in Gina's life. She has nothing. The tattoos on her neck and countless small holes in her pajamas bear witness to her painful past.
jail. hurt others. Love children, those children who were the same as she used to be. She is straightforward. Do not suppress inner needs. She fought for the right to survive for countless lives.
She also has love, she gave her love to Lawrence. A man who she thinks is kind and sincere.
The love she gave him was simple. It's like meeting them in a cafe. Naturally. There is no embellishment.
She taught him that he should fight for it, whether it is his own dream or the hope of other people's survival. This is the meaning of living alone.
...
This love is heavy because of the shackles of too much theme.
bid farewell. They have bid farewell.
No one knows whether their love ends without a disease.
Nobody knows.
...
Maybe in our lives, we have also lost something. People or things. Even nothing.
When we begin to understand life, we may find that what we want is love.
Or after many years, my heart is empty and peaceful.
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